By a 61 - 27 percent margin, New York City voters say the recently issued report cards, grading
public schools A to F are fair. Parents with children in public school, who know the grade given to
their children's school, say 75 - 21 percent that the grade is fair, according to a Quinnipiac University
poll released today.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's takeover of New York City public schools has been a success,
voters say 47 - 25 percent. This compares to a 51 - 27 percent finding in a July 26 poll by the
independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

Only 27 percent of voters are satisfied with New York City public schools, while 55 percent
are not satisfied. Voters split 40 - 40 percent on whether they are satisfied with schools in their
neighborhood. While low, these are the highest school satisfaction rates ever measured in New York
City.

"Put it down as about a B-plus. Is the A to F system of grading public schools fair? More than
three out of five New Yorkers agree it is. It's a small sample, but they're the people who know best:
parents say more than 3 - 1 that the grade given their children's school is fair," said Maurice Carroll,
director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"Two-to-one, New Yorkers are dissatisfied with the quality of public schools. And that's the
best grade ever. The mayor's takeover of the schools gets just OK marks."

New York City voters split 46 - 44 percent on whether principals of the highest graded
schools should be rewarded.

From November 13 - 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,007 New York City registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion
surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and nationwide as a
public service and for research.
For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joel Klein is handling his job as
New York City Schools Chancellor?

TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg's take-over of the public schools has been
a success or failure?

Nov 21 Jul 26 Mar 15
2007 2007 2007

Success 47 51 39
Failure 25 27 34
DK/NA 27 22 27

23. As you may know, New York City public schools have recently been graded by
the city and given their own report card with a grading system of A to F. How
much have you heard or read about report cards for New York City's public schools -
A lot, some, only a little or nothing at all?